Teaching Assistant 1-1 SEN Support Fixed Term to 31st August 2026 with possible extension. Part time: 30 hours per week, term time only, plus 5 INSET days. 9am – 3.30pm with 30 minutes break daily. Salary: Grade 4 (SCP5-6): £25,583 to £25,989 per annum pro rata Actual salary: £17,921.31 to £18,205.72 per annum Start date: Monday 3rd November 2025 or as soon as possible after this date. John Taylor Multi Academy Trust (JTMAT) believes in the power of education to improve lives and the world. As a partner school in JTMAT, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, caring and committed Teaching Assistant to provide support to a pupil in our school. The successful candidate will: •Have a passion for working with children. •Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. •Demonstrate patience, empathy and a positive attitude. •Be able to work independently and as part of a team. •Be flexible, adaptable and dependable •Have a desire to continuously develop professionally We can offer you: •A genuinely supportive and welcoming school community. •Opportunities for effective professional development. •Opportunities to work with children who are highly motivated and well behaved •A ‘family’ school which is rooted in our Christian values and lived out through our vision ‘Hand in hand with God, we love, learn and achieve’. ‘The whole school experience is centred around, nurture, inclusivity, celebrating differences and developing pupils to be the best they can be’ (Ofsted, Nov 2024) If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do. If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Donna Preston, Head of School or Matthew Baxter, Executive Headteacher, by emailing nps-office@nps.jtmat.co.uk or telephoning 01283 575216. Completed application forms should be emailed to nps-office@nps.jtmat.co.uk Only fully completed application forms will be submitted for shortlisting. CVs will not be accepted. Closing date: 9am on Thursday 18th September 2025 Selection/Provisional Interview: Thursday 25th September 2025 This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 Please note if you are shortlisted, an online search will be carried out before interview which may identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview. Please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants for the lawful basis for processing and retention. John Taylor MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applyecruitment Pack on the school website before submitting your application.